HYMN 166. C. M. Hoskins. Bray. Dundee Regeneration. John iii. 5, 7. 1 SINNERS, this solemn truth regard, Hear, all ye sons of men; For Christ the Saviour hath declar'd, "Ye must be born again." 2 Whate'er might be your birth or blood, The sinner's boast is vain; Thus saith the glorious Son of God, 66 3 Our nature's totally deprav'd The heart a sink of sin; Without a change we can't be sav'd; 4 Spirit of life, thy grace impart, HYMN 167. C. M. Braintree. Irish. Watts. 1 ATTEND, while God's exalted Son 2 Mighty Redeemer! set me free Oh, make my soul alive to thee, 3 Open mine eyes, unstop mine ears, Give me new passions, joys, and fears, 4 Far from the regions of the dead, From sin, and earth, and hell; In the new world that grace has made, I would for ever dwell. HYMN 168. C. M. Windsor. Bangor. 1 CAN aught beneath a power divine 2 'Tis thine the passions to recall, 3 To chase the shades of death away, A beam of heav'n, a vital ray'Tis thine alone to give. 4 Oh, change these wretched hearts of ours And give them life divine; Then shall our passions and our pow'rs, Almighty Lord, be thine. HYMN 169. C. M. Mear. Colchester. Efficacious grace. Wallin. Ps. xlv. 3, 5. 1 HAIL! mighty Jesus; how divine The stoutest rebel must resign, 2 Deep are the wounds thine arrows give; They pierce the hardest heart : Thy smiles of grace the slain revive, 3 Still gird thy sword upon thy thigh, Down from thy glorious throne on high, 4 And when thy vict'ries are complete ; Shall round the throne of glory meet, 5 Oh, may my humble soul be found And I, with them, thy praise will sound HYMN 170. C. M. Buckingham. Windsor. Watts. Sanctification and pardon. WHERE shall we sinners hide our heads? Can rocks or mountains save? Or shall we wrap us in the shades 2 Is there no shelter from the eye Jesus, to thy dear wounds we fly, 3 Those guardian drops our souls secure, And conscience smiles within. 4 We bless that wond'rous purple stream, Our souls are yet but half redeem'd, 5 Lord, blast his empire with thy breath, Ye flatt'ring plagues, that work our death, Fly, for we hate you all. LAW AND GOSPEL. HYMN 171. L. M. Carthage. Green's Hundredth. The Law and Gospel. Watts. 1 WHILE Sinai roars, and round the earth, Thunder, and fire, and vengeance flingsJesus, thy dear, expiring breath, And Calvary, speak gentler things. 2 Pardon, and grace, and boundless love, 3 Hark! how he prays, (the charming sound And toil and seek salvation there; And the keen sword that justice draws, Cowper. 1 HOW long beneath the law I lay 2 Then, all my servile works were done, 3 To see the law by Christ fulfill'd, |